HOARSELY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hoarsely mean? 

• HOARSELY (adverb)
  The adverb HOARSELY has 1 sense:

1. in a hoarse or husky voice

  Familiarity information: HOARSELY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOARSELY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a hoarse or husky voice

Synonyms:

hoarsely; huskily

Context example:

'Excuse me,' he said hoarsely

Pertainym:

hoarse (deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion)

 Context examples 

Laurie opened the window, and croaked out as hoarsely as a raven...

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

"You would not kill yourself?" he asked, hoarsely.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

“Van Weyden!” he called hoarsely, and with a note of fright in his voice.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

“And the papers?” asked the King hoarsely. “All is lost.”

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"Leave me alone!" he cried hoarsely.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

“Common friends,” echoed Mr. Hyde, a little hoarsely. “Who are they?”

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

The mastiff shook his head, growled hoarsely, and plunged at White Fang.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

"You guys keep out!" he screamed hoarsely.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

The ship had struck once, the same boatman hoarsely said in my ear, and then lifted in and struck again.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“Israel was Flint's gunner,” said Gray hoarsely.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)